Gossip, twitter, etc.
Rumors were abuzz yesterday about the possibility of the social networking behemoth Facebook entering into the online poker arena, but it may be that was the extent of the issue…simply rumors. According to the popular blog “Friending Facebook” written by Emil Protalinski on ZDNet.com, Facebook has been rumored to be in discussions with several outlets… Read more »
One of the most well respected poker clubs in London has had its license revoked. Why? For being one of the most well respected poker clubs in London. The Hackney Gazette reported Tuesday that The International Private Members Club, located on East Road, has had its license revoked by the Hackney Council. The reason: too… Read more »
Phil Ivey has been widely considered the best poker player in the world for years. He has won almost $14 million on the live tournament circuit, countless more millions in the highest stakes games both live and online, and owns eight World Series of Poker bracelets. His stoicism at the tables is intimidating, his skill… Read more »
The game of poker is used by people for many things. For many, it is the way they make their living. For some, it is a way to pass the time with friends. Over the next week in New York City, however, the game of poker will be used for something else…as social commentary. Articles… Read more »
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal focuses on the efforts of one of poker’s most respected authors, Anthony Holden, as he attempts to change the public’s perspective on the game of poker. Holden, who wrote the seminal poker book “Big Deal: A Year As A Professional Poker Player” and its follow-up “Bigger Deal,”… Read more »
After tabulation of the voting by the eighteen living members of the Poker Hall of Fame and seventeen poker media representatives, World Series of Poker officials announced on Thursday that two venerable members of the poker community, poker champion Barry Greenstein and poker entrepreneur/player Linda Johnson, will be enshrined in the Poker Hall of Fame… Read more »
According to a report from Syracuse.com, poker professional Al Krux and his son, Adam, were arrested on Wednesday and charged with felony marijuana possession after a raid on their homes and vehicles by authorities. Acting on tips provided to them by neighbors reporting “suspicious activity,” DeWitt, NY, law enforcement officials, with the assistance of several… Read more »
Less than a month from now, the World Series of Poker Championship Event “November Nine” will play out in front of a packed Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio in Las Vegas. Over the past few years, the “November Nine” has also been the moment that the new additions to the Poker Hall of… Read more »
While the World Series of Poker Europe continues in its city, details are emerging as to a card marking scandal that has occurred in a Cannes casino. Fox News and Expatica.com are reporting about the scandal, which involved the usage of infrared ink marked cards that were allegedly used at the Les Princes Casino in… Read more »
One current and one former member of Team PokerStars are the targets of a lawsuit by Wynn Las Vegas, which is looking to recover $700,000 it says the two won at the casino by illegally cheating at craps. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Leo Fernandez, who is currently a member of Team PokerStars, and… Read more »
A series of articles in a top entertainment magazine trains the spotlight not on what some of the biggest players in the entertainment industry do in front of the cameras, but on what they do in their spare time with America’s original national pastime. The Hollywood Reporter offers several articles that expose the high stakes… Read more »
Late yesterday afternoon, rumors were heard that another online poker network may be in the crosshairs of the U. S. Department of Justice. The website Subject: Poker reported through “confidential sources” Thursday afternoon that the U. S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland plans to seize the assets of payment processors who were the… Read more »
ESPN.com released its monthly “The Nuts” poker rankings, rankings which largely reflected the typically slow August. There was just one change to the list’s membership with little movement amongst those already in the rankings. It wasn’t complete lull after the World Series of Poker (WSOP), however, as the Epic Poker League started up and the… Read more »
It is rare that a person can be universally loved, and that type of person is perhaps even rarer in the cutthroat world of poker. Thuy Doan was one of those people. Lovely both inside and out, Thuy succumbed to cancer yesterday. She was just 25-years old. Born in Vietnam, Thuy moved to Virginia at… Read more »
With the online poker world in the United States crippled by the actions of “Black Friday,” Daniel Negreanu has apparently left his abode in Las Vegas and temporarily returned to his home country of Canada to be able to fulfill his sponsorship deal with PokerStars. In a blog post on his site, Full Contact Poker,… Read more »
The José “Girah” Macedo cheating scandal is just the gift that keeps on giving. For a while, it looked like it was just Macedo who had some explaining to do (which he did), but now the poker world has found out that one of Macedo’s friends, Daniel “Jungleman” Cates, is not completely innocent of any… Read more »
Every day of our lives, our well-being hinges on the trust we put in others. We trust that the pharmacist gave us the correct medication, we trust that our children’s pre-school teacher will keep them safe, we trust that the house cleaner isn’t pocketing our loose change, and we trust that online poker rooms will… Read more »
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is being investigated by Major League Baseball for his participation in a high-stakes poker game that included A-list celebrities such as Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Rodriguez, currently on the disabled list following knee surgery, could face a suspension if his participation in the… Read more »
The Twitterverse exploded this afternoon following the announcement that the U.S. Department of Justice had indicted the ownership behind such American-friendly online poker as PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, UB.com, and Absolute Poker. The DoJ has issued arrest warrants against 11 owners of these sites for several transgressions, including money laundering, bank fraud, and violations of… Read more »
While no official announcement has been made, it appears that PokerStars Team Pros Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier and Lex “RaSZi” Veldhuis are preparing for a kickboxing match sometime before the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas. Veldhuis confirmed rumors of the fight on his Twitter account Thursday, saying, “I’m fighting (kickboxing) Elky in Las… Read more »
Monday night’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game between the Connecticut Huskies and the Butler Bulldogs captured the attention of millions of sports fans as well as the crème of the poker world. Recent Wynn Classic champion Tim West perhaps put the battle for the title best when he Tweeted, “So excited for this game… let’s… Read more »
After a frantic first weekend of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, many poker players shared their thoughts on Twitter about the upcoming Sweet Sixteen, which starts tonight. “I don’t like it when people say they only like the NBA and not NCAA,” Tim “Tmay420” West noted before the NCAA tournament games began last week. “These… Read more »
UB.com pro Joe Sebok has issued an apology to Jon “FatalError” Aguiar and the poker community after sending a threatening Direct Message (DM) to Aguiar via Twitter last week. The DM came shortly after Aguiar verbally attacked UB.com pro Prahlad Friedman on Twitter after Friedman accused Isaac Haxton and Justin Bonomo of account sharing. Sebok’s… Read more »
Drama seems to follow Prahlad Friedman wherever he goes. Just months after his latest spectacle – signing a sponsorship with UB.com – Friedman called out two of the top players in the game for account sharing against him during several online sessions. Friedman brought the situation to light on Twitter late last week, accusing Isaac… Read more »
On Sunday, 68 teams were selected for the 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Poker players were active on Twitter as the selections were revealed and let their Tweeps know how they felt about who was in and who was out. Poker pro John D’Agostino got the Tweetfest off to a start. He exclaimed, “Greatest time… Read more »
